Hay-stacker.



No. 661,290. A Patented Nov. 6, 1900. C. B. 4IVENS.

HAY STACKEB.

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IEUVKB AYES l l'llllr CHARLES B. IVENS, OF LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA.

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SPECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 661,290, dated November 6, 1900.

Application tiled March 3, 1900. Serial No. '7.236. (No model.)

o aZZ whom, t may concern: outer sides of the main runners B and the in- Bc it known that I, CHARLES B. IVENS, a ner sides of short outer auxiliary runners E citizen of the United States, residing at LeX- and rigidly connected and braced thereabove 55 ington, in the county of Dawson and State of by a series of cross--bars F. 'lhe lower ends Nebraska, havei'nvented certain new and useofthe standards are thus clamped between ful Improvements in Hay-Stackers; and I do the main and auxiliary runners and secured hereby declare the following to bea full,clear, thereto by bolts or other suitable fastenings, and exact description of the invention, such so as to be braced against lateral strain and 6o as will enable others skillcdin the art to which movement. The standards or uprights are l v it appertains to make and use the same. connected to the front portion of the base by 'lhisinvention relates to hay-stackers; and inclined braces G, which are connected at it consists of the features ofconstruction and their upper ends to the upper ends of the tombinai ion of parts hereinafter fully destandards and incline downward therefrom 65 scribed and claimued. and are connected at their lower ends to the :5 One object of the invention is to providea front ends of the sills or main runners B.

stacker which is simple of construction and The base is strengthened by diagonal braceeffective in operation andin which the swingrods H, crossing each other and secured to ingaruis ofthe lifting fork or rake are mountopposite ends of the sills, and the vertical 7o ed so as to be securely braced to prevent lat portion of the frame, composed of the standeral or sidewise movement and straining of ards and conneetiugparts,is similarlybraced the same and cooperating parts under the by diagonal rods H. A bar I extends from weight of the load. the lower cross-bar F to a cross-bar G', unit Another object of the invention is to proing the inclined braces G, and carries a yoke 75 vide an improved construction of fork or rake J, in which is mounted a pair of spaced pulto facilitate the operation of loading and unleys for a purpose presently described. The loading and adapt the parts for ready removal lifting fork or rake K is mounted to swing and repair. vertically and rearwardly upon the swinging For a full understanding of the invention arms L, which extend parallel with and are 8o reference is to be had to the following descriparranged upon the outer sides of the sills or 3o tion, taken in connection with the accompanyrunners B and have their rear ends fitted being drawings, in whicl1- tween said sills and the short outer auxiliary Figure l is a perspective view of a hayrunners E and pivotally mounted upon a pin stacker constructed in accordance with my or bolt Z, passing through said runners. By 85 invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, this construction and arrangement of parts showing the rake elevated. Fig. 3 is a rear it will be seen that the base is widened at end elevation. Fig. at is a cross-section on the rear, so as to obviate tilting of the .Frame line a i of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an enlarged de when the rake is thrown back, the pivot pin tail perspective View of the lifting fork or or bolt Z braced and prevented from bend- 9o rake, showingthe end vertical fingers turned ing or breaking, and the arms L strength- 4o down. Fig. Gis a transverse section of the ened and braced to resist lateral or sidewise same looking toward the head thereof. Fig. strain thrown thereon during the operation 7 is a vertical longitudinal section of the rake, of the rake and under the weight of the load. taken on line 7 rl'of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a similar By also arranging the standards between the 95 view taken on line S 8 of Fig. 6. main and auxiliary runners they are brought Referring now more particularly to the into the path of movement of the swinging drawings, A represents the rectangular main arms of the rake and serve as stops to steady frame of the stacker, the base of which is said arms at the limit of their upward and composed of the longitudinal main sills or rearward movement and insure an even and soo runners B and the cross-bar C, connecting' stable action of the rake when discharging 5o said sills at their front ends. From the rear the load.

of this base rises two standards or uprights The rake consists, as usual, of a series of D, arranged at their lower ends between the spaced parallel horizontal lingers or teeth fm,

fixed to a suitable rear support carried by the arms L. This support comprises a head M, which in accordance with the invention is constructed of upper and lower transverse bars n and 0 and intermediate distance-bars p, three in number, holding said upper and lower bars spaced apart. The rear ends of the fingers or teeth 'm fit between the lower bar o and the distance-bars, and the latter are notched in t-heir lower faces to receive said lingers and maintain them in proper relation. The fingers and bars may be secured by bolts or other suitable fastening devices passed through them, and it will the seen that by simply detaching the lower bar o the fingers or teeth may be readily removed for repairs or the substitution of one or more new teeth. The front ends of the lifting-arms L are reduced, as shown at q, and project forward between the upper and lower bars of the vhead and the adjacent ends of the distancebars and are secured to a cross-bar R, uniting the fingers or teeth a short dist-ance in advance of the head, thus forming extended supports to insure a firm ard staple connection of the rake therewith. Supports s, carrying pulleys t and t', are mounted upon the projecting portions of said tongues and are provided'with bail-shaped guards t2, which act as shields to prevent clogging of the pulleys by the hay.

Upon the upper surfaces of the forward ends of the fingers or teeth m barbs or spurs u are mounted and have flat ends u', which are secured to the iingers, and upwardly-bent and rearwardl y-projectin g teeth u2, which are adapted to engage the load of hay and preventvthe same from shifting about or slipping off the rack when the latter is elevated. The teeth of the spurs are so formed and disposed as to offer no resistance to a rearward movement of the load or to a free and easy discharge thereof. The vertical fingers n, in-

' stead of being fixed as usual, are independently pivoted at their lowerends to the sides of the horizontal lingers fm, so as to fold down between and parallel with the latter. The object of this construction is to enable the dimensions of the frame to he reduced for storage or transportation, to enable the filigers to be independently moved forward for removal or repairs, and to allow one or more of the end lingers to be folded to permit of the close passage of draft-animals and harness appliances on opposite sides of the frame when sweeps or other horse-power devices are employed for loading purposes. To prevent lateral play of the vertical fingers and strain on their bearings, the front edges of the upper head-barnis notched to form seats which receive the rear edges of said lingers, as shown.

The rake and swinging arms are counterbalanced to insure easy movement by means of a cable W, secured thereto and moving between and over the pulleysj of the yoke J and carrying at its free end a weight X, and are operated by means of a cable Y. This cable'has its ends fixed to the upper ends of the inclined braces G, passed forwardly and around the pulleys t t on the rake, thence rearwardly and over pulleys y, arranged in notches in the upper ends of the standards D, and thence down the rear of said standards and around pulleys e, journaled'between the same and guards z', fixed thereto. The central looped portion Y of the cable carries a clevis Y2 for the attachment of draft devices.

Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be made within the scope of the invention wit-hout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described theinvention, what is claimed as new isl. ln a hay-stacker, the combination of a frame having ina-in sills or runners, short auxiliary runners arranged at the rear and upon the outer sides of said main runners, pivot pins or bolts connecting the main and auxiliary runners, and a rake mounted on arms having their rear ends mounted on said pins and held between the main and auxiliary runners, substantially as described.

2. In a hay-stacker, the combination of a frame having main runners, short auxiliary runners arranged at the rear and upon the outer sides of the main runners, standards having their lower ends fitted between the main and auxiliary runners, and a rake mounted on arms having their rear ends pivotally mounted between the said main and auxiliary runners in advance of the standards, substantially as described.

3. In a hay-stacker, the combination with a frame, of a rake comprising ahead formed of upper and lower transverse bars and intermediate distance-bars, the said upper and distance bars being, respectively,formed with seats in their front and bottom edges, horizontal fingers united by a cross-bar and having their rear ends fitted in the seats of the distance-bars and arranged between the same and lower bar of the head, vertical arms pivoted to the horizontal arms and occupying the seats in the upper bar of the head, and swinging arms pivoted to the frame and having their front ends passed through the head between the upper and lower bars and adjacent distance-bars and connected to the crossbar of the horizontal iingers, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES B. IVENS. [L s l Witnesses:

J. C. BARNES, B. F. KRIER.,

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